Traveling case



omn 29, 1935;`

W. H. DUNN 2,018,840

TRAVELING CASE Filed March 17, 1954 ed 'l Y P g Eef L/vsvs Patented Oct. 29, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT ori-ICE TRAVELING CASE London, England Application March 17, 1934, Serial No. 716,075 In Great Britain March 24, 1933 2 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved traveling case or container for hats, shoes and other articles and has for its object to provide an arrangement in which such articles may be car- 5 ried together in a common receptacle without coming into contact or crushing.

According to the present invention a traveling or like case comprises an outer casing divided internally into two spaces one of which has a l plurality of substantially radiating partitions extending and dividing one of said spaces into a plurality of substantially radiating compartments between part of the outer wall of the casing and one wall ofthe other said space.

l The 4present invention may be said to consist in the provision of a plurality of substantially radiating partitions spaced apart and extending across a substantially annular or part annular space inside a. traveling case or container for '20 hats, shoes and the like to provide a plurality of substantially radiating compartments, said substantially annular or part annular space having an inner wall forming one side of a. further compartment adapted to contain hats or other articles.

The preferred form of this invention comprises a receptacle of substantially horseshoe outline provided interiorly with a number of substantially radiating separate compartments to receive singie or pairs of shoes or the like and with a clear space to receive a number of hats which are preferably nested one Within the other upon a base or oor across the limbs of the horseshoe.

The compartments adapted to receive the shoes or the like are arranged in a radiating formation preferably about the arcuate portion of the case by providing a wall or partition substantially concentric or parallel to the said arcuate Wall in such manner that a part annular chamber is produced, the individual compartments being produced therein by a number of radiating Walls.

Such a cas e or container preferably has a substantially rigid body and may be provided with a exible or rigid lid hinged to the flattened portion or base of the horseshoe shape. A rim is provided to the lid and may have a series of fastening elements to engage with complementary fasteners on the body of the case and a 50 handle or loop may be provided for carrying purposes.

In order that this invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into effect I have appended hereto a sheet of drawings illustrating 55 an embodiment thereof and wherein:-

Fig. 1 is a side elevation view of the traveling case closed.

Fig. 2 is a broken sectional elevation view on the line 2af-2a. ofA Fig. 3 which is a front elevation showing the case open, half the lid being 5 removed.

Referring to the drawing the traveling case shown is of substantially horseshoe outline having an arcuate wall I the lower ends of which are joined by a flat base 2, whilst the ends of the 10 case are closed by a fixed horseshoe shaped wall 3 and a correspondingly shaped lid 4 hinged to the base 2 and formed with a fairly deep peripheral Wall 5 fitting around the wall I.

The interior of the case is divided to accommo- 15 date shoes and hats or like articles in such manner that they do not come into contact with or crush each other. This may be effected by providing an arcuate dividing partition 6 spaced from and substantially concentric or parallel to 20 the rounded portion I of the container such partition 6 terminating in substantially radial or horizontal end walls 1 so that there is provided a half annular space 8 extending substantially the whole depth of the case. However if desired 25 the walls I may be located in a higher or lower position to that shown.

The part annular space thus provided is divided into separate chambers 9 by radial divisions I0 which according to the size of the finished 80 case may each accommodate one or a pair of shoes. It will be understood that the number and/or size of the compartments 9 can be varied according to the angles of the end walls 1..

Hats to be packed in the case are preferably 35 placed brim downwards on the flat base 2 of the case and nested one crown within the other, the crown of the topmost hat being located in proximity to the half annular shoe receptacle.

'I'he interior of the case may be padded and 40 lined with a decorative fabric. The rim of the lid, which may be flexible, may be provided with fastening devices I I to engage with suitable fastening elements I2 on the body of the case. A handle or loop I3 for carrying purposes is pro- 45 vided on the rounded or arcuate wall of the case. the fiat base Wall 2 being normally employed as a base on which the case is stood.

A lid or a loose fabric cover may be provided to the shoe compartments, one of which if desired may be adapted to hold polishing materials and brushes for the shoes and hats.

It will of course be understood that the wall I may have a plurality of iiat surfaces after the manner of a polygon instead of being arcuate. Y

A traveling case according` to this invention provides means whereby such articles as hats and shoes may be safely carried together Without coming into contact and Without crushing.

I claim:-

1. A traveling case comprising a substantially horse-shoe shaped body part and a correspondingly shaped lid to close said body part, a base extending across said body part, a partition eX- tending across the interior of said body part spaced above the base and having an arcuate shaped portion between its ends substantially concentric with the arcuate part of the periphery of the said body part and a plurality of partitioning members radiating outwardly from said arcuate shaped portion of said partition and eX- tended to said arcuate portion of the periphery of the body part of the case, said partition and gage over one edge of the outer substantially 10 horse-shoe shaped Wall element, and a back element secured to theopposite edge of said outer element, the end ones of said partitions and the said inner substantially horse-shoe shaped Wall forming the upper side of a hat receiving com- 15 partment.

WILLIAM HENRY DUNN. 

